Mo Allie Cox
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As long as her story is not inherently unreliable (she was intoxicated, a known liar, contradicted by physical evidence, etc.) a magistrate will issue a misdemeanor warrant based upon a sworn statement.
Why on earth is my post great for a laugh? "Words do not change meaning" is certainly laughable, but I don't see what was funny about my post? There are hundreds of webpages that talk about words that have changed meaning over time. For example, what politicians were out there deciding to change the meaning of 'basement' from 'toilet' to 'underground floor of a building'?
Funny that you bring that up, Vault. You reminded me that there was an mildly entertaining essay regarding 'douchebag' by a Berkeley prof. His whole argument
http://gawker.com/douchebag-the-white-racial-slur-we-ve-all-been-waiti-1647954231
Anyway, my initial statement stands. PC or not, "Thug" is a word that can/will cause more trouble than not these days. Best be aware of your surroundings before tossing it out there flippantly anymore.
pretty sad reflection on the times in which we live, our language being hijacked and put off limits by some.
being overly sensative to a word gives it power. I'm sure cracker is meant to be offensive, but call me cracker and I'll just laugh at you. I've never been called a thug, but it's not because I'm white. Bill Laimbeer and Rick Mahorn were both thugs as far as basketball goes. Doesn't matter if one's white and the other's black.
There have been some great opinions, and some good comments, posted on this board regarding the incident. What we have to wait for is the witnesses to appear at the trial. Was one or both girls drinking? Who was drinking and who was not? Was Cox breaking up a fight or did he see his girlfriend get her hair pulled and actually punch the other lady? How do you pull someone's hair accidentally? Lots of questions need to be answered at the trial.
Well we haven't had much going on with us lately, and by golly it's damn fun to watch VCU burn like a Waste Management dumpster (no offense to our friends at W&M, who get called Waste Management quite often ). Now that Ododa has announced he is transferring, the pendulum will swing back to us.
bb, you are a guest here and have no right to say anything to a SPIDER poster. just stay on your board and post there and am sure that they will love it, no need for you to be here at all other than to read, if that is your desire.
He's telling you that you are a troll, an obvious one at that. He's making a suggestion, not telling you what your rights are.
Trial begins on June 15th. Between keeping up with where all of their decommitted recruits are going and the assault trial of one of there players, VCU should get lot of media run over the summer. Knowing how much VCU loves to be in the media, this should be great news for there program.
Agree charges will probably be dropped but "playing along" with the channel 6 news report above that the charges could result in a 12 month jail sentence predict that in the very remote chance there is jail time - am sure some political friend of the fan district school could arrange "work release" so Cox could still play basketball........................................
who gives a rat's a$$ what happened to Mr Mo? Only a Ram should care about what happens to him. I agree we have enough happening or not happening with us.
Nothing to see here.
There is no grand jury, no such thing as an indictment, and no such thing as a jury trial in General District Court for misdemeanor charges in Virginia. All 3 of those events are only in play regarding felony charges.
If the accused is found guilty of a misdemeanor at the General District Court hearing, then he/she has the right to appeal to the Circuit Court. It is possible to have a jury trial in Circuit Court following conviction of the misdemeanor in lower court.
Today's appearance would have either been to assure that Cox had an attorney (if he wants one), or, one side or the other asked for the case to be continued to another date (could be for a multitude of reasons). The courts almost always grant 1 continuance with no questions asked. If this continuance was agreed to in advance by the Commonwealth, the accuser would not have to appear at the hearing.
As stated before, this case will either be dropped, or it will be plea bargained away to a bunch of nothing. It is nearly a certainty with a minor, fight type charge against a high profile athlete. If there is punishment, it will consist of nothing more than probation and/or community service.
There is no grand jury, no such thing as an indictment, and no such thing as a jury trial in General District Court for misdemeanor charges in Virginia. All 3 of those events are only in play regarding felony charges.
If the accused is found guilty of a misdemeanor at the General District Court hearing, then he/she has the right to appeal to the Circuit Court. It is possible to have a jury trial in Circuit Court following conviction of the misdemeanor in lower court.
Today's appearance would have either been to assure that Cox had an attorney (if he wants one), or, one side or the other asked for the case to be continued to another date (could be for a multitude of reasons). The courts almost always grant 1 continuance with no questions asked. If this continuance was agreed to in advance by the Commonwealth, the accuser would not have to appear at the hearing.
As stated before, this case will either be dropped, or it will be plea bargained away to a bunch of nothing. It is nearly a certainty with a minor, fight type charge against a high profile athlete. If there is punishment, it will consist of nothing more than probation and/or community service.
PC police BS. Thug - somebody, especially a criminal, who is brutal and violent. Mo problem isn't one but the word means what it means no what your mind thinks it means. Bill Lambeer was probably the original basketball Thug.
this really sounds like a case for judge judy, no wonder our courts are clogged. take it to the flat screen and get some face time. on here bb, you have no rights, just fade away........SOON
Weaver, if you are politically correct, then YOU have to accept it and get used to it, if not, like me, do not. there are those who attempt to control others, can only happen if you let them, sorry if you do but your choice.
bb, sorry, you do have the right to remain silent, which is what we want, so go talk, discuss, your team with your fans and all will be good.
bb, sorry, you do have the right to remain silent, which is what we want, so go talk, discuss, your team with your fans and all will be good.
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